Free, or Almost Free, Friday

Another chilly weekend awaits us here in Ottawa with lots of FREE events for the weekend and next week!

Youth Sports Expo – Taking place at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata, this event only costs $5.00. Bring your children to try new sports and encourage them to participate in both individual and team sports. Happening tomorrow and Sunday.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade – The 35th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes place tomorrow. Bundle up and enjoy the Irish festivities.

Vimy Ridge, 100 Years Later – Taking place on March 15 at 7 pm, this seminar focuses on the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge and is presented by Heritage Ottawa. Admission is FREE.

Smart Cities: The future of Ottawa – this is a conference that has completely free admission. Taking place at Library and Archives Canada on March 13th, this begins a discussion of what the future National Capital Region will look like.